On Wed, May 13, 2009 1:49 pm, Simon Hobson wrote:
> Andrew Burgess wrote:
>>>Plus you can plug the wrong wart in and fry things...
>>>>I plugged a usb hub into 12V once and cooked it, the keyboard and the
>>mouse. Luckily the PC was ok.
>
Heh. I once miswired a PS and ended up with 120VAC on ground. Plugged
that gizmo in to my laptop via the USB port. Ever seen flames shoot out
of a brand new laptop?
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